JuJu Smith-Schuster

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Patriots, WR Age: 26-202d Exp: 6 Years
Drafted: Round 2 (#62 overall), 2017 College: Southern California Agent(s): Wasserman

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  • Current Contract

    JuJu Smith-Schuster signed a 3 year, $25,500,000 contract with the New England Patriots, including a $7,900,000 signing bonus, $16,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,500,000. In 2023, Smith-Schuster will earn a base salary of $1,100,000 and a signing bonus of $7,900,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,674,509 and a dead cap value of $16,000,000.
    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $25,500,000
    Signing Bonus $7,900,000
    Average Salary $8,500,000
    Total Guarantees $16,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $16,000,000
    Free Agent: 2026 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster/Gm Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2023 Contract details by year 27 $1,100,000 $2,633,333 $941,176 $4,674,509 $16,000,000 $10,000,000($10,000,000) $10,000,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $16,000,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-11,325,491 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $7,900,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-3,225,491 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $10,733,333 2024 Dead Cap: $5,266,667 2023 Cap Savings: $-6,058,824 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $2,633,333 2024 Dead Cap: $5,266,667 2023 Cap Savings: $2,041,176
    2024 Contract details by year 28 $7,000,000 $2,633,333 $1,000,000 $10,633,333 $12,266,668 $8,000,000($18,000,000) $9,000,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $12,266,668 2024 Cap Savings: $-1,633,335 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $5,266,668 2024 Cap Savings: $5,366,665 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $9,633,333 2025 Dead Cap: $2,633,335 2024 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $2,633,333 2025 Dead Cap: $2,633,335 2024 Cap Savings: $8,000,000

    Potential Out: 2025, 2 yr, $18,000,000; $2,633,334 dead cap
    2025 Contract details by year 29 $6,500,000 $2,633,334 $1,000,000 $10,133,334 $2,633,334 $7,500,000($25,500,000) $8,500,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $2,633,334 2025 Cap Savings: $7,500,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $2,633,334 2025 Cap Savings: $7,500,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $2,633,334 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $7,500,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $2,633,334 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $7,500,000
    2026 Free Agent Year 30 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • $16M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2024 salary)
    • Per Game Active Bonus: $58,823 ($1M, 16 LTBE in 2023)
    • 2023 Incentives
      $750,000 for 950 REC Yards
      $750,000 for 1,110 REC Yards

    • 2024-2025 Incentives
      $1M for 800 REC Yards
      $1M for 950 REC Yards
      $1M for 1,1100 REC Yards
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2022-2022

    JuJu Smith-Schuster signed a 1 year, $3,760,000 contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, including a $1,455,000 signing bonus, $2,490,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,760,000. In 2023, Smith-Schuster will earn a base salary of $1,100,000 and a signing bonus of $7,900,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,674,509 and a dead cap value of $16,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,760,000
    Signing Bonus $1,455,000
    Average Salary $3,760,000
    Total Guarantees $2,490,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $2,490,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2021-2021

    JuJu Smith-Schuster signed a 1 year, $8,000,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a $7,000,000 signing bonus, $7,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,000,000. In 2023, Smith-Schuster will earn a base salary of $1,100,000 and a signing bonus of $7,900,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,674,509 and a dead cap value of $16,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $8,000,000
    Signing Bonus $7,000,000
    Average Salary $8,000,000
    Total Guarantees $7,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $7,000,000
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA

    2017-2020Entry Level

    JuJu Smith-Schuster signed a 4 year, $4,195,779 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including a $1,191,475 signing bonus, $1,847,192 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,048,945. In 2023, Smith-Schuster will earn a base salary of $1,100,000 and a signing bonus of $7,900,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,674,509 and a dead cap value of $16,000,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $4,195,779
    Signing Bonus $1,191,475
    Average Salary $1,048,945
    Total Guarantees $1,847,192
    Guaranteed at Signing $1,847,192
    Free Agent: 2021 / UFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $437,648 $1,191,475 - - - - - $1,629,123
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $655,717 - - - - - - $655,717
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $846,434 - - - - - - $846,434
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,037,152 - - - - - - $1,037,152
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 $7,000,000 - - - - - $8,000,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,035,000 $1,455,000 $960,000 $250,000 - - $5,500,000 $9,200,000
    6 seasons $5,011,951 $9,646,475 $960,000 $250,000 - - $5,500,000 $21,368,426
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,100,000 $7,900,000 - - - - - $10,000,000
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $7,000,000 - - - - - - $8,000,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $6,500,000 - - - - - - $7,500,000
    $19,611,951 $17,546,475 $960,000 $250,000 - - $5,500,000 $46,868,426
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,976,951 $8,191,475 - - - - - $12,168,426
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,035,000 $1,455,000 $960,000 $250,000 - - $5,500,000 $9,200,000

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 11/02/2020, $5,000

      Uniform violation (socks too low)

    • Player contract details by year 12/05/2017, 1 game $27,353

      Blindside Block + Taunting against Vontaze Burfict (CIN)

    • TOTAL: $32,353

  • Transactions

    Mar 15 2023Signed a 3 year $25.5 million contract with New England (NE)
    Mar 18 2022Signed a 1 year $3.76 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
    Mar 19 2021Signed a 1 year $8 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
    Nov 2 2020Fined $5,000 Uniform violation (socks too low)
    Nov 2 2020Fined $5,000 Uniform violation (socks too low)
    Dec 5 2017Suspended 1 game for violating the league's player safety rules (blindside block and taunting against Vontaze Burfict (CIN)), forfeiting $27,353 in 2017 salary with Pittsburgh (PIT)
    May 17 2017Signed a 4 year $4.19 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
    Apr 28 2017Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 2 (#62 overall)

  • 2023 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how JuJu Smith-Schuster ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Tgt Rec Rec Yds Yds/Rec Yds/Gm Rec TD Fum Drops Prod Pts
    2022 KC 16 16 12 722 62.8 101 78 933 12 58.31 3 3 3 107.3
    2021 PIT 5 5 5 222 18.9 28 15 129 8.6 25.80 0 0 0 19.8
    2020 PIT 16 16 14 923 84.1 128 97 831 8.6 51.94 9 3 3 137.1
    2019 PIT 12 12 12 582 57.2 71 42 552 13.1 46.00 3 1 6 71.2
    2018 PIT 16 16 13 960 85.9 166 111 1426 12.8 89.13 7 1 6 185.9
    2017 PIT 14 14 7 707 63.8 79 58 917 15.8 65.50 7 0 2 133.7
    Totals 79 79 63 4,116 - 573 401 4,788 11.9 60.61 29 8 20 655.00

  • Calculated Market Value

    $14.6M Avg. Annual Salary

    Market Value

    • 4 yrs, $58,643,976
    • Avg. Salary: $14,660,994
    • NFL Rank: 122
    • WR Rank: 28

    Previous Contract

    • Free Agent:
    • Avg. Salary: -
    • NFL Rank: 0
    • WR Rank: 0

    Comparable Players

    We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare JuJu Smith-Schuster to.

    Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
    Allen Robinson 3 $46,500,000 $15,500,000 28
    Hunter Renfrow 2 $32,329,000 $16,164,500 26
    Robbie Anderson 2 $29,500,000 $14,750,000 28
    Christian Kirk 4 $72,000,000 $18,000,000 25
    Averages 2.8 $45,082,250 $16,393,545 26.8


    Base Calculated Value

    After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Smith-Schuster's current age (26), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

    Length Value Avg. Salary
    4 $62,974,668 $15,743,667


    Statistical Comparisons

    Now we'll compare our variables and Smith-Schuster statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: Games Played %, Receiving Targets, Receptions, Receiving Yards, Receiving Touchdowns, Yards After Catch, Dropped Passes, Rating

    Player GP% Rec Tgt Rec/GM Rec Yds/GM Rec TD/GM YAC Dropped Rating
    Allen Robinson 2020-2021, LAR 84.85 7.75 5 59.29 0.25 2.75 0.11 78.2
    Hunter Renfrow 2020-2021, LV 100 6.21 4.82 51.33 0.33 5.3 0.15 78.55
    Robbie Anderson 2020-2021, CAR 100 7.45 4.48 48.94 0.24 4.25 0.27 68.15
    Christian Kirk 2020-2021, JAC 93.94 5.87 4.03 51.71 0.35 3.45 0.26 67.5
    Average 94.70 6.82 4.58 52.82 0.29 3.94 0.20 73.10
    JuJu Smith-Schuster 2021-2022 61.76 6.14 4.43 50.57 0.14 5.2 0.14 65
    % Change -34.78% -9.97% -3.28% -4.26% -51.72% 31.98% 30.00% -11.08%
    Median Prime % Change -7.12%
    Average Prime % Change -6.64%


    Calculated Market Value: JuJu Smith-Schuster

    After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

    Terms Avg. Salary
    4 years, $58,643,976 $14,660,994